Cerro Gordo leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Cerro Gordo typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cerro Gordo, ~16% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cerro Gordo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cerro Gordo leans more Republican than 48 of 58 neighbors.
Cerro Gordo runs about 47 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cerro Gordo. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Cerro Gordo leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cerro Gordo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Cerro Gordo drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Cerro Gordo sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 86% of cities).
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cerro Gordo, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cerro Gordo looks the way it does
Turnout in Cerro Gordo sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cherry Grove, NC R+52
- Hinson Crossroads, NC R+40
- Grist, NC D+22
- Fair Bluff, NC Even
- Chadbourn, NC R+25
- Williamson Crossroads, NC R+31
- Wards, NC R+43
- Emerson, NC R+26
- Evergreen, NC R+41
- Boardman, NC R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Duncan, NE R+67
- Atwood, CO R+66
- Woonsocket, SD R+57
- Huckabay, TX R+77
- South Madison, OH R+42
- Enterprise, KS R+58
- Lakeport, TX D+27
- Fredericktown, PA R+33
- Brownsville, MN R+22
- Friars Point, MS D+67
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Carolina State Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.